Zenwalk 5.2

Momentan nu imi merge imprimanta.
Am debifat si mirror-ul din romania si imi afisa erroare la conectare.
Din cauza asta am renuntat.

NEWS

Zenwalk 6.2 BETA has been released !

Zenwalk 6.2 is an up to date and improved version of Zenwalk 6.0, as we think that the 6th serie has reached the maturity level in terms of features.

However, 6.2 is mostly new code (most packages have been updated), and the base system has been modified (EXT4, GRUB2, kernel 2.6.30.2).

You will notice that our installer is getting simpler with each new version : our goal is to create the easiest GNU/Linux installer : a first 20 minutes step, that you launch,... and forget.

With this version, the user has no hardware choice to perform : everything is automatically detected ( the only exception being the keyboard layout : azerty, qwerty, ...).

Here's a summary of the important changes :

- Kernel 2.6.30.2
- EXT4 as main filesystem
- The new XFCE 4.6.1
- OpenOffice 3.1.0 (fast optimized version)
- GRUB2 boot loader with automatic configuration (will detect all your partitions, including alien OS)
- New Netpkg featuring a refined interface, rollback support and instant install with dependencies control
- Faster boot (tuned init scripts)
- bus auto-detection in the installer (will choose appropriate kernel depending on the architecture, sata, pata, scsi)

Please test this beta version, we need you to find the remaining bugs before we can reach the final quality level.

Have fun !
JP

Downloads :
http://zenwalk.enial...alk-6.2BETA.iso
http://ftp.nux.ipb.p...alk-6.2BETA.iso
ftp://ftp.nux.ipb.pt/pub/dists/zenwalk/pe...alk-6.2BETA.iso

(more mirrors to come...)

Edited by Fratello_2007, 24 July 2009 - 20:22.

Am incercat Zenwalk 6.0: nu-mi recunostea cartela wireless pcmcia, "pccardctl info" zicea ca nu are nimic conectat (probabil nu avea incarcat modulul pcmcia), apoi alta chestie destul de suparatoare: dupa ce pornea X server si vroiam sa lansez un terminal (in interfata grafica) se bloca complet calculatorul si trebuia sa revin cu reset.

Inainte de Zenwalk incercasem ArchLinux. Ideea e buna, insa dupa instalare incepusera sa apara erori din cauza unor dependente prost facute intre pachete (bash-ul nu stiu care necesita nu stiu ce actualizare care nu se facea automat ... si trebuia citit pe forumuri). Nu vreau sa ma gandesc ce se intampla mai departe. Din pacate pentru mine ArchLinux a fost de dezamagire, preferam sa am un minim de pachete pe un cd (700MB) astfel incat sa am un sistem care functioneaza cu un X server.

Acum am instalat Vector Linux 6. Se misca relativ bine desi ma asteptam sa se miste destul de smooth, problema este ca nu reusesc sa-i pornesc cartela wireless pcmcia.

Cred ca in final revin la Slackware, instalarea din surse e sfanta daca nu ai un repository foarte bine pus la punct (ca Debian sau red hat).

PS: instalarile le-am facut pe un Thinkpad 600X (P3 cu vreo 500MB de RAM).

Dupa instalare trebuia facut upgrade.
Era recomandat sa fi in consola fara X pornit.
Dupa upgrade in caz ca aveai intel, Nvidia sau Ati instalai driverul de rigoare.
Apoi intrai in X.
Eu nu am pcmcia ca sa iti spun sigur unde e buba.
In privinta terminalului se pare ca e buba doar la tine.
Cum am mai spus era necesaar acel upgrade dupa instalare pt. a corecta cateva probleme din X.
Posibil chiar problema pe care o ai tu.
Deschid consola zilnic si nu s-a blocat niciodata acolo.

PS: Poti incerca acest BETA daca vrei.
Sigur mai are de rezolvat cateva probleme si buguri prin el dar poate iti merge Ok.

Edited by Fratello_2007, 24 July 2009 - 22:56.

NEWS

ZENWALK 6.2 RC3

ftp://mirrors.evolva.ro/zenwalk/people/jp...zenwalk-6.2.iso
http://zenwalk.enial...zenwalk-6.2.iso
http://mirrors.evolv...zenwalk-6.2.iso

NEWS

Zenwalk 6.2 has been released !

Zenwalk 6.2 is mostly new code (nearly all packages have been updated), and the base system has been slightly modified (EXT4, kernel 2.6.30.5). The switch to LZMA for package compression has reduced the overall size of the ISO image (490MB) while allowing us to provide more applications and drivers.

You will notice that our installer is getting simpler with each new version : as usual, our goal is to create the easiest GNU/Linux installer. From now, the user doesn't have to perform any hardware selection : any part of the computer's hardware is automatically detected, the installer will just ask for a few approvals.

Here's a summary of the important changes :

- Kernel 2.6.30.5
- LZMA compression for packages
- EXT4 as main filesystem
- The new XFCE 4.6.1
- OpenOffice 3.1.0 (fast optimized version)
- New Netpkg featuring a refined interface, rollback support and instant install with dependencies control
- A complete set of HP printers drivers are included
- Faster boot (tuned init scripts)
- bus auto-detection in the installer (will choose appropriate kernel depending on the architecture, sata, pata, scsi)

We believe that the 6th branch has reached maturity , both as a professional, and multimedia operating system. Our package repository is growing and can now be compared to the big ones.

http://mirrors.evolv...zenwalk-6.2.iso
ftp://mirrors.evolva.ro/zenwalk/people/jp...zenwalk-6.2.iso
http://zenwalk.enial...zenwalk-6.2.iso
http://ftp.nux.ipb.p...zenwalk-6.2.iso

Have fun !
JP

Edited by Fratello_2007, 06 September 2009 - 11:20.

Ar fi interesant daca ar trece pe LXDE sau macar sa scoata un respin cu LXDE.
XFCE a devenit prea bloated, concureaza cu GNOME la bloat.

Sa speram ca Lubuntu va fi mai lightweight.

XFce bloated?
Hai ca tu glumesti. Intereseaza-te putin mai mult si vei vedea ca XFce mananca mai putine resurse decat LXDE, iar LXDE in combinatie cu Firefox, java si alte aplicatii mananca la fel de mult cat un KDE.
XFce e destul de minimal, mai minimal decat ata este: IceWM, fluxBlox, openBox etc.
Ce am enumerat eu sunt WM nu desktopuri. XFce ramane cel mai simplu desktop si cel mai putin mancator de resurse.

Fratello_2007, on 6th September 2009, 13:52, said:

LXDE e openbox...  

LXDE consists of several components:

    * PCMan File Manager
    * LXLauncher, easy-mode application launcher
    * LXPanel, desktop panel
    * LXSession, session manager
    * LXAppearance, theme switcher
    * leafpad, text editor
    * Xarchiver, archiving
    * GPicView, image viewer
    * LXTerminal, terminal emulator
    * LXTask, task manager
    * LXNM, lightweight network connection helper daemon for LXDE supporting wireless connections (Linux-only)
    * Openbox, window manager

Edited by Chicxulub, 06 September 2009 - 15:48.

Foloseste doar openbox window manager nu?
Eu vad ca mai vine cu o droaie de pachete pe langa openbox window manager.
Totusi nu asta e ideea.
Raman de parere ca XFce nu e bloated, cel putin eu zic ca e mai mai minimal decat LXDE.
Folosesc XFce de atatia ani si nu am vazut nimic bloated in el.

Fratello_2007, on 6th September 2009, 18:21, said:

D-aia se cheama DE si nu WM.
DE inseamna WM+aplicatii.
Si XFCE vine cu o "droaie de pachete" pe langa XFWM.

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Si de cat timp folosesti LXDE ca sa-ti dai cu parerea despre el?
Eu am folosit KDE, GNOME, XFCE, LXDE, enlightenment, fluxbox, openbox, jwm si cred ca pot sa-mi dau cu parerea.

XFCE e bloated in comparatie cu LXDE.

Edited by Chicxulub, 06 September 2009 - 18:09.

Xfce poate fi folosit fara aplicatiile anexe si pluginuri. Ia incearca.
Eu imi dau cu parerea despre XFce.
Cum am spus daca XFce e bloated incearca un WM.
Aici vorbim de distributie in sine nu de DE-uri.
Daca nu iti place ce pune la dispozitie Zenwalk ai de unde alege.

Fratello_2007, on 6th September 2009, 18:21, said:

Tu sigur ai folosit vreodata LXDE?

Revenind la subiect. Am instalat și eu Zenwalk 6.2 pe PC-ul meu, dar nu vrea să booteze. Mai exact se blochează la pornirea sistemului de sunet. S-a mai confruntat cineva cu problema asta?

@fratello

As fi curios care sunt avantajele zenwalk vs mint xfce (daca l-ai testat). Eu am incercat doar zenwalk 5.2. Bine, o diferenta as putea sa o spun eu: mint xfce n-a fost lansat inca oficial dar in stadiu in care este e complet oricum. Mai trebuiesc niste aprobari din ce-am citit la ei pe site. In rest ar fi de ordin estetic  (mint are un +). La rapiditate nu pot spune, pt ca mi-ar trebui  un pc slab, ca sa observ.

@darxide
Incearca-l si o sa vezi diferenta.
@phoenix12345 nu m-am confruntat cu astfel de probleme.

Ce sanse de reusita as avea sa instalez un zenwalk doar cu browser / player audio / flash / java si eventual un client IM (nu obligatoriu) pe un stick sau hdd.

Ma atrage ideea de cloud computing. Si mai ales, ce versiune din cele 4 recomandati sa folosesc pentru treaba asta?


Oscilez intre a folosi Zenwalk (despre care nu prea stiu multe) sau Sidux (bazat pe Debian, ar fi mai usor fat fiind ca am folosit Ubuntu care e dot debian based). Eventual mai e o distributie BrowserLinux, bazata pe puppy, dar care desi este destul de reusita, parca are ceva ce nu ma tine lipit de ea.

Edited by danutHD, 09 September 2009 - 11:57.

Zenwalk are default ceea ce vrei tu.
Link spre el: http://mirrors.evolv...zenwalk-6.2.iso

Edited by Fratello_2007, 09 September 2009 - 16:31.

Fratello_2007, on 9th September 2009, 17:31, said:

Exista o versiune de Zenwalk care sa aiba doar

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Edited by bigguy82, 09 September 2009 - 16:44.